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Agence France-Presse

Top seed and world No 8 Emma Navarro came through two close sets to reach the last 16 of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis 125 tournament on Wednesday.
The American was tested by 96th-ranked Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland before overcoming her 7-5, 6-4 in the round of 32 at Victoria Park.
Also battling through was former world No 1 Simona Halep, as the Romanian prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 against Arina Rodionova of Australia.
Hong Kong’s Eudice Chong and Cody Wong Cody Wong Hong-yi bowed out in the last 16 of the women’s doubles, beaten 6-3, 6-2 by the top seeds, Ulrikke Eikeri of Norway and Taiwan’s Wu Fang-hsien.
Elsewhere, in the Shanghai Masters, Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong Chak-lam came up against China’s Jerry Shang Juncheng with Shang winning 6-4, 6-4.

Earlier, at the China Open, top seed Aryna Sabalenka won her 15th match in a row to power into the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Madison Keys.
The US Open champion will face Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic or Spain’s Cristina Bucsa in the last eight in Beijing.
World No 2 Sabalenka has won more matches on tour this season than anyone else and extended her red-hot streak with a fairly routine victory over the 24th-ranked American.
On a sunny Beijing day, Sabalenka and Keys exchanged breaks in the first set for 3-3 before the hard-hitting Belarusian pulled away go a set up.
The second took a similar course and Keys double-faulted on the first match point to gift Sabalenka victory in 65 minutes.
Sabalenka is on a collision course in the semi-finals with China’s Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, who faces 43rd-ranked Amanda Anisimova in the last 16 later Wednesday.
Three-time grand slam champion Sabalenka can take a major step towards overhauling Iga Swiatek at the top of the rankings by lifting the title in Beijing.
Swiatek is not playing in the Chinese capital because of “personal matters”.


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Emma Navarro on her way to victory over Viktorija Golubic in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Photo: Clicks Images

Aryna Sabalenka takes selfies with fans after her win. Photo: Xinhua

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves during the singles semi-final match against Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the China Open. Photo: Xinhua

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Zhang Shuai’s win over Poland’s Magdalena Frech was her fourth in Beijing, all in straight sets. Photo: AP

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Italy’s Jannik Sinner hits a return to Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka in their quarter-final at the China Open in Beijing on Monday. Photo: AFP

China’s Zheng Qinwen hits a return against Nadia Podoroska of Argentina. Photo: Xinhua

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Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong also in Shanghai Masters action against Jerry Shang Juncheng amid flurry of Chinese tournaments


Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong also in Shanghai Masters action against Jerry Shang Juncheng amid flurry of Chinese tournaments.


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